The three keys of the Sporting-Barcelona of Champions League

The FC Barcelona faces this Wednesday the second duel of the Champions 2017-18 against the Sporting of Lisbon, a team that already attained the victory in the first party of the liguilla against the Olympiakos to domicile (2-3), and that, if the Barça is not concentrated along the ninety minutes, can put in serious problems to the ones of Valverde in a commitment that will be essential to lead the Group D in solitary.

The Barça will try to assault the Stadium José Alvalade with all his effective available but with the big absence of Ousmane Dembélé, lesionado of long length for the next three months and half. Leo Messi, in state of grace, will go back to be essential for the aspirations culés, although the secret will be to keep the good collective game that is showing the Barça in the last dates. These are the keys of the party for the culés:

Concentration in the first minutes

If of something has sinned the FC Barcelona in his last European exits, without place to doubts has been the concentration. It fell goleado in Paris and in Turín against two of the big clubs of Europe, in eighth and quarter-finals of the last Champions League. True is that the Sporting of Lisbon does not have the same level that PSG and Juventus, but also can put in difficulties to the ones of Ernesto Valverde in the case that these do not appear the sufficiently concentrated on the terrain of game of the Stadium José Alvalade.

Superiority in the centre of the field

If it wants to dominate from the first moment to the rival, the FC Barcelona will have to desarticular the centre of the field of the Sporting of Lisbon and impose to base of quality. Busquets, Rakitic and Andrés Iniesta have all the ballots to be headlines, although it is possible that Sergi Roberto, Denis Suárez and Paulinho also have minutes. The pressure after loss will be key to recover balloons in the centre of the field and especially in the aledaños of the rival area. The aim: not leaving that the Sporting crossing the terrain of game except in contragolpes isolated.

The labeling and the inspiration of Messi

Leo Messi, as of habit, will go back to be the angular stone in the game of the Barcelona. By him they will happen all the balloons of attack, will delay by moments his position to receive in the centre of the field and, from there, will begin to knit played promising that finish in the boots of Luis Suárez, Deulofeu or some another striker. It will be vital to know which is the labeling to Messi, individual or community, so that the Argentinian and the rest of the team can take out the maximum benefit of the situation. For this also will be vital the degree of inspiration of Messi, that accumulates eleven goals already this season 2017-18 between League and Champions, and will go back to be key so that the FC Barcelona mark what before the differences.